by Antoine | Aug 23, 2019 | Education
The word “organic” is being thrown around the CBD category, and like many subtopics in this category, the true meaning of ‘hot words’ can get confusing. In an interview, we asked Dave Carter, Principal of Crystal Springs Consulting and leading...
by Antoine | Aug 9, 2019 | Education
Do you want to hear a little-known fact? Europe has been cultivating hemp (any cannabis with less than 0.3% THC) legally for the last 80 years. The United States only legalized commercial hemp production one year ago, in the 2018 Farm Bill. Why is this important?...
by Antoine | Aug 2, 2019 | Education
What are cannabinoids? Cannabinoids are organic compounds, naturally found in the hemp plant, that affect our nervous and immune systems by interacting with your Endocannabinoid System (ECS) via the CB1 and CB2 receptors. They play key roles in providing the...
by Antoine | Jul 26, 2019 | Education
You may be familiar with the terms cannabinoids and phytocannabinoids derived from hemp, but there are two additional phycompounds that are vital to achieving the sought-after “entourage effect” — terpenes and flavonoids. What are Terpenes? Terpenes...
by Antoine | Jul 19, 2019 | Education
If you haven’t already heard of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS), it is essentially a network of receptors running through our nervous system and brain, regulating various bodily functions such as stress management, sleep, pain tolerance, inflammation, memory and...
by Antoine | Jul 12, 2019 | Education
As the CBD industry continues to grow, so does the importance of safety and quality of what products you choose to buy and where they come from. The choice of CBD extraction method plays an integral role in determining quality of the finished product. There are, in...
by Antoine | Jul 5, 2019 | Education
The popularity and demand for CBD products is currently at fever pitch. Scroll through your favorite social media platform or stop by your local gas station or beauty salon and you’re bound to find a variety of CBD products that advertise an assortment of health...
by Antoine Schneider | Jun 28, 2019 | Education
A great deal of confusion currently exists among consumers when it comes to knowing the difference between CBD and THC. What is CBD and THC? CBD and THC are only two of about 100 phytocannabinoids that we can find in plants (‘phyto’ = coming from a plant). THC...
by Antoine Schneider | Jun 21, 2019 | Education
CBD or cannabidiol is one of the many plant cannabinoids that are naturally present in hemp plants. Due to its many health benefits, CBD had dominated nutraceutical industry headlines and search queries this year, and there’s no sign of that slowing down anytime soon....
by Antoine Schneider | Jun 14, 2019 | Education
With all the thousands of companies manufacturing CBD and looking to make a quick buck by riding the CBD wave, so many companies have abandoned important quality control practices that make it safe to consume dietary supplements. With a product like CBD, which has so...
